Become A Private Tutor - be trained by me!

To hit the ground running, I offer a 1 or 2 day course on how to become an excellent tutor, avoid the pitfalls, advertise effectively, how to communicate with parents and develop a reputation.

The charge is £95 per day and includes all the above, as well as

Practice video lesson where you teach me and receive feedback from the video

Teach a live student, videoed, and receive feedback from me

Mentoring and constant advice 24/7 after our sessions

References and the ability to mention that you have been successfully trained by me

One recent trainee of mine was Dave Catherall, who now has many of his own students and has this to say about my course...

"....

Review of my experience with Paul’s
'tutor training'

I have been for two days tutor training with Paul Carson,
which is proving invaluable for me wanting to do maths tutoring myself.

The first day that I had covered a variety of areas which
are all important for anyone thinking about becoming a maths tutor. This includes marketing (eg setting up a website, advertising in local press, producing flyers/business cards), the right questions
to ask a potential tutee, what things need to be mentioned before starting to tutor (eg cancellation fees, where the tuition will take place), and how to organize your time effectively.

The second day covered more specific maths topics, as well
as an opportunity to ask Paul questions about any specific issues that I may be having.

Paul covers the different areas in a very clear, easy to understand way, using techniques which are more intuitive than those usually found in
the classroom. This is helpful to the tutor, because he/she can quickly become confident in tutoring the student, as well as helpful to the student because it is not based on learning a bunch of
formulae or facts, but is designed to give a true understanding of what is being taught. In this way, the student is much better able to solve problems and questions, because he is using what he
knows, and this confidence helps to give a virtuous circle of learning.

I also had the opportunity of practicing being a tutor on both days – first tutoring Paul, while being videoed, and then getting feedback on
how I performed. This can be difficult watching as you see your mistakes, but it is the best way of learning, by being thrown in at the deep end! Also, I had the opportunity to tutor one of Paul’s
students, for up to half an hour, again with video feedback and Paul’s additional comments.

This practical experience is invaluable, as you have something to refer back to, and it helps when polishing up your delivery, and also in
asking the student the right questions, and prompting them without ever giving them the answer. It also makes you realise if you say a certain stock phrase without realising it, like
“basically”, so you can stop yourself saying it!

In addition to the above, Paul is available to help by text, e-mail or phone should I need it, for instance in timing of newspaper adverts or how to approach a specific
situation.﻿﻿